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DoG's Test Innings and Bowling Performances. Updates thread.

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
This was last time around.
Bowlers with more than one entry in that list:

M Muralitharan 5
SCJ Broad 3
VD Philander 3
Harbhajan Singh 3
HJ Tayfield 3
ND Hirwani 2
M Morkel 2
Abdul Qadir 2
AR Caddick 2
GA Lohmann 2
Shoaib Akhtar 2
RJ Hadlee 2
DW Steyn 2
KAJ Roach 2
SJ Harmison 2
IT Botham 2
JC Laker 2

Some surprising names.
Update:

M Muralitharan 5
VD Philander 3
IT Botham 3
Harbhajan Singh 3
Imran Khan 3
GA Lohmann 2
Abdul Qadir 2
SCJ Broad 2
HMRKB Herath 2
M Morkel 2
AR Caddick 2
ND Hirwani 2
CEL Ambrose 2
SJ Harmison 2
JC Laker 2
KAJ Roach 2
A Kumble 2
 

Xix2565

International Regular
Sir Richard Hadlee's 9fer at Brisbane is the only away performance inthe top 10, which is fascinating to see. Wonder what the home/away split is overall?
 

Days of Grace

International Captain
Update: I forgot to add Scott Boland's 6/7 at the MCG. Warne's 8/71 and Trueman's 8/31 also make the list.

If anyone has some bowling performances that they think might be a contender for the top 100, particularly recent ones, then please let me know.

1​
SCJ Broad815Australia662Nottingham201520.70
2​
A Kumble1074Pakistan627Delhi199919.89
3​
JC Laker1053Australia572Manchester195619.76
4​
RGD Willis843Australia557Leeds198119.75
5​
GD McGrath824Pakistan532Perth200419.60
6​
RJ Hadlee952Australia531Brisbane198519.31
7​
HJ Tayfield9113England690Johannesburg195719.08
8​
JC Laker937Australia572Manchester195619.06
9​
CEL Croft829Pakistan595Port of Spain197718.41
10​
DE Malcolm957South Africa553The Oval199418.30
11​
Abdur Rehman625England716Abu Dhabi201218.27
12​
Harbhajan Singh884Australia725Chennai200118.20
13​
SJ Harmison712West Indies586Kingston200418.06
14​
M Muralitharan951Zimbabwe468Kandy200218.04
15​
M Muralitharan870England640Nottingham200617.96
16​
JE Taylor511England673Kingston200917.93
17​
JM Patel969Australia614Kanpur195917.74
18​
TE Bailey734West Indies674Kingston195417.60
19​
DW Steyn68Pakistan582Johannesburg201317.55
20​
HMRKB Herath9127Pakistan622Colombo (SSC)201417.50
21​
SM Boland67England572Melbourne202117.46
22​
SCJ Broad617South Africa588Johannesburg201617.44
23​
Yasir Shah841New Zealand664Dubai (DSC)201817.41
24​
PS de Villiers643Australia633Sydney199417.41
25​
ST Gabriel511Pakistan651Bridgetown201717.35
26​
FR Spofforth744England377The Oval188217.25
27​
M Muralitharan965England489The Oval199817.25
28​
SJ Harmison619Pakistan651Manchester200617.23
29​
KAJ Roach58Bangladesh552North Sound201817.23
30​
AME Roberts754Australia576Perth197517.20
31​
AW Greig886West Indies686Port of Spain197417.18
32​
Abdul Qadir616West Indies688Faisalabad198617.04
33​
SK Warne723Pakistan553Brisbane199517.02
34​
Abdul Qadir956England502Lahore198717.01
35​
VD Philander515Australia644Cape Town201116.99
36​
Shoaib Akhtar611New Zealand523Lahore200216.94
37​
M Muralitharan626India647Colombo (SSC)200816.94
38​
WJ Whitty617South Africa475Melbourne191116.92
39​
JB Statham739South Africa510Lord's195516.92
40​
MJ Hoggard761South Africa628Johannesburg200516.92
41​
CEL Ambrose725Australia586Perth199316.87
42​
BJT Bosanquet8107Australia637Nottingham190516.87
43​
MR Whitney727India575Perth199216.86
44​
J Hazlewood58India650Adelaide202016.85
45​
RA Jadeja748England657Chennai201616.78
46​
LR Gibbs838India552Bridgetown196216.77
47​
M Morkel623New Zealand590Wellington201216.77
48​
ND Hirwani875West Indies573Chennai198816.75
49​
VD Philander57New Zealand501Cape Town201316.74
50​
H Verity843Australia567Lord's193416.68
51​
J Srinath621South Africa595Ahmedabad199616.65
52​
Imran Khan860India627Karachi198216.65
53​
CEL Ambrose624England565Port of Spain199416.62
54​
RJ Sidebottom747New Zealand523Napier200816.58
55​
RL Chase860England606Bridgetown201916.58
56​
JA Snow740Australia644Sydney197116.56
57​
FS Trueman831India516Manchester195216.55
58​
Harbhajan Singh529Australia740Mumbai200416.52
59​
HMRKB Herath748India555Galle201516.52
60​
GA Lohmann928South Africa208Johannesburg189616.46
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MS Panesar637New Zealand470Manchester200816.45
62​
IT Botham834Pakistan546Lord's197816.43
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Imran Khan740England568Leeds198716.40
64​
M Marshall722England525Manchester198816.39
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Fazal Mahmood646England629The Oval195416.37
66​
MA Holding892England544The Oval197616.37
67​
GD McKenzie871West Indies616Melbourne196816.35
68​
IT Botham748India612Wankhede198016.35
69​
H Trumble653England573Manchester190216.33
70​
Ajaz Patel10119India600Mumbai202116.31
71​
AA Mailey9121England537Melbourne192116.29
72​
Imran Khan635India628Hyderabad (Sind)198316.27
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SK Warne871England615Brisbane199416.21
74​
SNJ O'Keefe635India671Pune201716.18
75​
Sarfraz Nawaz986Australia461Melbourne197916.14
76​
DW Headley660Australia646Melbourne199816.13
77​
M Muralitharan887India456Colombo (SSC)200116.11
78​
ND Hirwani861West Indies573Chennai198816.10
79​
MG Hughes887West Indies680Perth198816.09
80​
MG Johnson768South Africa662Centurion201416.08
81​
IT Botham511Australia566Birmingham198116.06
82​
AR Border746West Indies667Sydney198916.06
83​
Harbhajan Singh7123Australia727Kolkata200116.04
84​
A Kumble8141Australia746Sydney200416.03
85​
BA Reid751England579Melbourne199016.03
86​
MHN Walker615Pakistan516Sydney197316.01
87​
M Morkel520India710Centurion201016.00
88​
RAL Massie853England574Lord's197216.00
89​
GA Lohmann87South Africa156Port Elizabeth189615.98
90​
L Klusener864India527Kolkata199615.94
91​
JN Gillespie737England606Leeds199715.93
92​
CA Walsh737New Zealand504Wellington199515.89
93​
JM Anderson743New Zealand467Nottingham200815.87
94​
KJ Abbott729Pakistan621Centurion201315.87
95​
AR Caddick542Australia675The Oval199715.87
96​
AR Caddick516West Indies611Lord's200015.85
97​
MA Noble717England473Melbourne190215.81
98​
SF Barnes829South Africa510The Oval191215.81
99​
KAJ Roach517England606Bridgetown201915.78
100​
RJ Kirtley634South Africa641Nottingham200315.73
 
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Days of Grace

International Captain
Vaas' demolition of WI 7/71 and 7/120 in SSC?

And JR Ratnayeke's 8/83 against Pakistan.

WPUJC Vaas7120West Indies
599​
Colombo (SSC)
2001​
14.44
JR Ratnayeke883Pakistan
655​
Sialkot
1985​
13.81
WPUJC Vaas771West Indies
599​
Colombo (SSC)
2001​
13.51
 

Fuller Pilch

Hall of Fame Member
Top 10 New Zealand test innings.

1​
KS Williamson242*Sri Lanka522Wellington2015
17.45​
2​
BB McCullum302India578Wellington2014
17.33​
3​
BB McCullum224India591Auckland2014
16.36​
4​
LPRL Taylor290Australia667Perth2015
15.64​
5​
MG Burgess119*Pakistan542Dhaka1969
14.83​
6​
JV Coney111*Pakistan453Dunedin1985
14.69​
7​
KS Williamson161*West Indies546Bridgetown2014
14.65​
8​
NJ Astle222England534Christchurch2002
14.47​
9​
BB McCullum225India550Hyderabad (Deccan)2010
14.30​
10​
SP Fleming274*Sri Lanka523Colombo (PSS)2003
14.02​
Where does Daniel Vettori's 140 sit?
4th innings batting against Murali and Herath in Colombo. Conditions don't get much morr difficult. I know it was a lost cause, but so was Astle's epic.
 
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Days of Grace

International Captain
7/120 > 7/71 just because the former included Lara.
They are from the same match, so the opposition rating is the same. Lara featured in both innings. The 7/120 is rated higher because Vaas took 5 top order (1-7) wickets, whearas in the 7/71 he only took 3.
 

Days of Grace

International Captain
And, what was the best rated batting line up ever to play test cricket?
Of the one's I have checked, this top 7 from the first test in Johannesburg in 2002 would be very hard to beat:

Rating at end of matchCareer peak ratingAdjusted rating
ML Hayden
872​
935​
893​
AC Gilchrist
864​
874​
867​
DR Martyn
805​
848​
819​
SR Waugh
778​
895​
817​
JL Langer
768​
780​
772​
RT Ponting
657​
942​
752​
ME Waugh
690​
788​
723​

Average adjusted rating of the top 7: 806

And Allan Donald broke down in his opening spell IIRC, so South Africa were really pushing **** uphill.
 

Days of Grace

International Captain
Where does Daniel Vettori's 140 sit?
4th innings batting against Murali and Herath in Colombo. Conditions don't get much morr difficult. I know it was a lost cause, but so was Astle's epic.
10.91

Herath was only rated at 487 at the completion of the match. He was still very much Murali's understudy.
 

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